United Kingdom stocks & ETFs | Economy, holdings and country weight
GBR · Europe & Central Asia · High income
This page brings together what United Kingdom means for an ETF portfolio: the economic picture from World Bank data, the 544 United Kingdom stocks we track, and the ETFs that actually give you exposure — with the country weight computed from real fund holdings, not estimated.
Economic indicators
Gross domestic product (2025)4,003 bn USD
GDP per capita (2025)57,602 USD
Real GDP growth (2025)1.4 %
Inflation rate (2025)3.9 %
Unemployment rate (2025)4.7 %
Population (2025)69.5 m
| Year | GDP per capita (USD) | Real GDP growth (%) | Inflation rate (%) | Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 43,704 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 4.1 |
| 2019 | 43,161 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 40,815 | -10.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 2021 | 47,696 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 4.9 |
| 2022 | 47,035 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 3.8 |
| 2023 | 49,920 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 4.0 |
| 2024 | 53,341 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 57,602 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
Source: World Bank Open Data, licensed CC BY 4.0.
ETFs with the highest United Kingdom weight
Sum of the fund's individual holdings from this country — added up from published holdings, not estimated.
| ETF | Index | Weight | Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF SMC · IE00BKWQ0M75 | MSCI Europe Small Cap | 30.4 % | 199 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe Small Cap UCITS ETF 1c XXSC · LU0322253906 | MSCI Europe Small Cap | 29.1 % | 190 |
| iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF (DE) EXSA · DE0002635307 | STOXX Europe 600 | 22.9 % | 125 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI Europe UCITS ETF SPYE · IE00BKWQ0Q14 | MSCI Europe | 22.7 % | 66 |
| iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) IMEA · IE00B4K48X80 | MSCI Europe | 22.5 % | 66 |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF 1c XSX6 · LU0328475792 | STOXX Europe 600 | 19.5 % | 118 |
| Xtrackers Stoxx Europe 600 UCITS ETF 1d XSX7 · LU2581375156 | STOXX Europe 600 | 19.5 % | 118 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Europe UCITS ETF 1c XMEU · LU0274209237 | MSCI Europe | 18.9 % | 62 |
Largest tracked stocks
544 stocks from United Kingdom are covered through our ETF holdings — these carry the highest single weight.
- Shell Plc7.00 %
- National Grid plc3.47 %
- Rio Tinto plc3.47 %
- NATIONAL GRID PLC3.45 %
- BP PLC3.20 %
- AstraZeneca PLC3.12 %
- ASTRAZENECA PLC3.11 %
- Unilever PLC3.11 %
- UNILEVER PLC3.10 %
- BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO2.68 %
- British American Tobacco p.l.c.2.67 %
- HSBC Holdings Plc2.56 %
- HSBC HOLDINGS PLC2.55 %
- Glencore plc2.29 %
- Anglo American plc1.79 %
- ANGLO AMERICAN PLC1.79 %
- SHELL PLCSHEL · 1.74 %
- SSE PLC1.67 %
- Rolls-Royce Holdings plc1.62 %
- ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC1.62 %